Is This Real?
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| Studio album by Wipers | ||||
| Released | 1980 | |||
| Recorded | 1979 | |||
| Genre | Punk rock | |||
| Length | 34:41 (original) 40:09 (reissue) |
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| Label | Park Ave (LP) Sub Pop (CD) Jackpot Records (LP re-issue) |
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| Producer | Greg Sage | |||
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Is This Real? is the 1980 debut album of the punk rock band the Wipers. It was digitally remastered by Greg Sage in 2001, and released as a part of the Wipers Box Set, with the songs in a slightly different order, along with some previously unreleased tracks.
The album was later re-issued on Sub Pop in 1993 with 3 bonus tracks from the Alien Boy EP. In 2001 it was re-issued on Greg Sage's own Zeno Records as part of a digitally remastered 3-CD set, with the track list altered so that the song "Alien Boy" appears together with the other 3 tracks of the Alien Boy EP after "Wait a Minute".
The album was re-issued on LP by Jackpot Records in 2006. It was remastered from the original tapes as provided by Greg Sage himself.
The songs "Return of the Rat" and "D-7" have both been covered by Nirvana, the latter being released on the Lithium single, and also available on the concert CD/DVD Live at Reading, as well as a variety of their bootlegs.
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Robert Christgau | B+ [2] |
| Sputnikmusic | (3.0/5) [3] |
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BBC Radio 1 DJ John Peel stated in a 1993 interview that it was one of his top 20 favorite albums.[citation needed]
[edit] Track listing
All songs written by Greg Sage.
- "Return of the Rat" - 2:43
- "Mystery" - 1:51
- "Up Front" - 3:09
- "Let's Go Away" - 1:52
- "Is This Real?" - 2:41
- "Tragedy" - 2:04
- "Alien Boy" - 3:28
- "D-7" - 4:08
- "Potential Suicide" - 3:37
- "Don't Know What I Am" - 2:59
- "Window Shop for Love" - 3:03
- "Wait a Minute" - 3:06
[edit] CD reissue bonus tracks
- "Image of Man" - 2:32
- "Telepathic Love" - 1:33
- "Voices in the Rain" - 1:23
[edit] References
- ^ Howell, Stephen. Is This Real? at Allmusic. Retrieved 17 July 2005.
- ^ Christgau, Robert (April 28, 1980). "Christgau's Consumer Guide: The Wipers: Is This Real?". The Village Voice. http://www.robertchristgau.com/xg/cg/cgv4-80.php. Retrieved 16 November 2011. Also posted at "The Wipers > Consumer Guide Reviews". Robert Christgau. http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?id=1570&name=The+Wipers. Retrieved 16 November 2011.
- ^ Neoteric (September 22, 2007). "Wipers Is This Real? > Emeritus Review". sputnikmusic. http://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/13594/Wipers-Is-This-Real/. Retrieved 16 November 2011.
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